Homeschool Art Classes for Ages 6-11

Our art classes for homeschool students are designed to complement your child’s education with engaging, hands-on art experiences. Whether your child is just starting their artistic journey or is ready to refine their skills, our classes offer instruction in a supportive environment that encourages imaginative exploration.

Experienced instructors deliver a dynamic curriculum that covers a range of mediums, such as drawing, painting and sculpture. With convenient scheduling and small class sizes, we ensure that each student receives individual attention and can progress at their own pace.

See more about what students will learn in our homeschool art classes.

Class sizes are limited to 12 students.

While the class is designed for ages 6-11 in mind, parents are welcome to register older siblings to attend together.

Details & Registration

Ages: 6-11 / Grades: 1-5

Dates:

• Monday October 21, 2024 - Mushrooms / Oil Pastel & Watercolour Resist
• Monday November 18, 2024 - Model Magic Caterpillars / Sculpture
• Monday December 16, 2024 - Lego Portrait Selfie / Drawing
• Monday January 20, 2024 - Cat in a Marching Scarf / Texture Collage

Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Price: $20 per child, per session

Materials:

• Supplied by Student: HB Pencil, Sketchbook (8.5x11" or larger) & White Rubber/Plastic Eraser
• Included: All additional materials are provided in the classroom.

Sibling Discount: If you are registering 2+ children in the same family (brother/sister), a 10% discount for each child will be automatically applied at checkout.

 

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What Students Will Learn

 Diverse Art Media

• From drawing to painting, clay work to mixed media, our instructors teach a wide variety of media. Each class is something new! With such an assortment, your child will enjoy a host of new experiences in art making.
  
  
• Age Appropriate Lessons
  Why is the colour blue considered a 'calm' colour (colour theory)? How do we show that something is far away and something else is near (perspective)? Our instructors use age-appropriate lessons and discussions to explain how to illustrate the world around us.
  
  
• Motor Skills
  The movements needed to create art are vital to refining fine motor skills in young children. In our classes, students practice holding many different tools such as pencils, scissors, paint brushes and clay, steadily and in a variety of ways to create art and master techniques. This practice in dexterity will also spill over in other areas in their development (like neater handwriting!).
  
  
• Language Development
  Art is fun! Sure, but it is also important to learn proper art vocabulary. Acquiring new descriptive words gives young artists common ground and helps them describe and share their artwork. It also teaches them new ways of looking at and understanding not just different aspects of art making but the world around them as well.
  
  
• Cognitive Development
  Art helps children learn and use critical thinking and decision making as well as many different practical skills. They learn cause and effect ("if I mix blue and yellow paint, I come up with green"), decision making ("Pencil works better than marker here") and critical thinking ("How big should I draw this cat next to this house?").
  
  
• Risk Taking, Self Confidence and Creativity
  With any form of art making, children face a number of creative challenges. Through the process of creating art, your child learns that trying new things is fun, and that challenging themselves helps them grow and improves their skills. They learn that there are no right or wrong answers in art, only opportunities for more creativity! Additionally, our students gain more self-confidence by taking part in our supportive, friendly and positive atmosphere - even shy children find friends to socialize with!

About the Instructor

Colleen Dee, BFA

Graduating with a Fine Arts Degree (BFA) from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec where she specialized in sculpting and printmaking. Over the years she continued to work in many mediums including work as a graphic designer.  Currently pursuing her passion in the arts industry as a teacher and mentor.